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Helen Westman

Clinical Lung Cancer Nurse representative /

Lung Cancer Nurse Consultant

Helen Westman is the Lung Cancer Nurse Consultant at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. She has 20 years of cancer nursing experience and has been a specialist lung cancer nurse since 2017.

Helen coordinates the care of patients with a suspected thoracic malignancy, working closely with the respiratory team to facilitate rapid diagnosis, and supporting patients undergoing surgery or receiving treatment via medical and radiation oncology.

Helen is committed to patient education and ensuring patients have access to appropriate and relevant resources, acknowledging that information empowers patients to make informed decisions about their care.  She also advocates for and supports nurse education and has developed nationally available resources on both lung cancer and immunotherapy. Helen is a member of several nursing oncology groups, and she holds a Master of Cancer Nursing, a Master of Public Health and is currently studying to become a Nurse Practitioner.

Helen Westman – Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) Scientific Committee Member